SUPERVISORY FINANCIAL SPECIALIST
What you'd do
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a SUPERVISORY FINANCIAL SPECIALIST, Position Description Number PDT5125P01 and is part of the MA ARNG USPFO Comptroller Division, National Guard. This is a Non-Bargaining Unit position. The unit point of contact and contact phone for this position is: Christopher Helms; 339-202-3832.
Major duties
Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities. Advises and provides counsel to employees regarding policies, procedures, and directives of management. Selects or recommends selection of candidates for vacancies, promotions, details, and reassignments inconsideration of skills and qualifications, mission requirements, and EEO and diversity objectives. Develops, modifies and/or interprets performance standards. Explains performance expectation to employees and provides regular feedback on strengths and weaknesses. Holds employees responsible for satisfactory completion of work assignments. Appraises subordinate workers performances ensuring consistency and equity in rating techniques. Recommends awards when appropriate and approves within-grade increases. Effects minor disciplinary measures such as warnings and reprimands and recommends actions in more serious disciplinary matters. Prepares documentation to support actions taken. Identifies employee developmental needs and provides or arranges for trainings (formal and on the job) to maintain and improve job performance. Encourage self development. Approves master leave schedule assuring adequate coverage for peak workloads and traditional holiday vacation time. Discharges security responsibilities by ensuring education and compliance with security directives for employees with access to classified or sensitive material. Recognizes and takes action to correct situations posing a threat to the health or safety of subordinates. Applies EEO principles and requirements to all personnel management actions and decisions and ensures all personnel are treated in a manner free of discrimination. Manages, directs and executes wide spectrum pay operations (Military Pay, Civilian Pay, Accountable Payable, and Travel Pay) for States USPFO customers which requires the development of policies and procedures unique to reach command in an environment of constantly changing priorities and missions. Develops policies, coordinates and performs all military pay functions for organizations at all levels of serviced installations. Develops an effective implantation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all areas of responsibility; and ensures that training needs are planned and implanted on a timely basis to meet constantly changing policy and procedures. Provides expert interpretation on DoD and DFAS regulatory and administrative guidelines in accordance with generally accepted principles relating to wide spectrum pay operations previously mentioned. (20%) Confers and resolves all problem areas relation to the branches administrative and functional responsibilities in relation to DCPS and its related accounting interfaces. Ensures the accurate processing of payroll, debts and miscellaneous entitlements while applying quality assurances techniques. Assists with resolving complex functional problems within the pay system and affected customers. Develops recommendations for actions under uncertain conditions and short and rapidly changing program deadlines, facilitates the resolution of controversial payroll problems for the services state USPFO customers, and helps ensure proper interfaces with appropriate DoD and other financial systems. Conducts analysis to determine the effectiveness of operations, compliance with established policies and procedures, reliability of transaction and validity of supporting documentation. Manages the review of a variety of financial policies, guidelines data, documents, reports, processing and procedures to determine trends preventing accurate payments. Identifies actual and potential problems areas and develops actions and taskings to improve operations correct deficiencies and resolve all discrepancies, differences and problem posed by internal and external sources. Directs the preparations, analysis, reconciliation, consolidation, and submission of all required finance reports within established deadlines to higher level management. Executes policy made at higher level and provides policy, administrative and technical guidance. Participates in formal and informal management planning, policy and decision-making sessions. Participates in conferences, workshops and other meetings with key pay personnel and Defense Agency representatives concerning financial matters involving the changing of mission requirements, new laws and/or directives and reports any questions of unprecedent pay entitlements. Advises on the legality of entitlements and collections actions and recommends policy on operational interfaces with serviced activities. Reviews all responses to congressional inquiries to ensure accuracy and consistency with policy and regulatory guidance. Resolves pay and entitlement problems unique to the customer. Establishes and maintains internal control procedures to protect against fraud, waste and abuse. Performs other duties as assigned.
What you need to qualify
AREA OF CONSIDERATION: Nationwide - Open to all US Citizens GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Must have experience, education or training which collecting and analyzing data effectively, efficiently, and accurately; skilled in applying procedures and directives by reading and interpreting program material; skilled in presenting formal training presentations and briefings; the ability to prepare reports and presentation formats. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have at least 1 year equivalent to at least next lower grade level. Experiences gained through military technical training schools are included in the one-year on-the-job experience. Must have fundamental working experiences with a validated understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the occupational series and grade. Experience in managing the function of the work to be performed. Experience which includes leading, directing and assigning work of personnel. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of months/years. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
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